Country Quote by John L. DeWitt

An armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of republics - that without standing armies their liberty can never be in danger, nor…

— James Madison

Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them.

— George Santayana

But while property is considered as the basis of the freedom of the American yeomanry, there are other auxiliary supports; among which is the…

— Noah Webster

I expect we shall be told, that the Militia of the country is its natural bulwark, and would be at all times equal to…

— Alexander Hamilton

... large and permanent military establishments ... are forbidden by the principles of free government, and against the necessity of which the militia were…

— James Madison

Only an armed people can be the real bulwark of popular liberty.

— Vladimir Lenin

A well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state;…

— George Mason

Those who would be called tyrants cannot be called free men.

— Nathan Huggins

History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and…

— Tim Pawlenty

The militia is the natural defense of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpations of power by rulers. It…

— Joseph Story

What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It is not...the guns of our war steamers, or the strength of our gallant…

— Abraham Lincoln

A 'well regulated militia' was thus one that was well-trained and equipped, not one that was 'well-regulated' in the modern sense of being subjected…

— Glenn Reynolds